Brian Burridge

Sir Brian Burridge
Born	1949 (age 67–68) Maidstone, Kent
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1967–2006
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Strike Command (2003–06) Joint Services Command and Staff College (2000–02) No. 11/18 Group (1998–00) RAF Kinloss (1990–92)
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Kevin Burridge,KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS (born 1949) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. A former Nimrod pilot, Burridge was in overall command of British forces under Operation Telic during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Brian Burridge joined the Royal Air Force as a university cadet (as a member of Cambridge University Air Squadron), being commissioned on 24 September 1967. He was a pilot with operational background in the maritime patrol role, serving on Nos 206 and 120 Squadrons.

Burridge was promoted to the rank of pilot officer on 15 July 1970, to flying officer on 15 January 1971,flight lieutenant on 13 April 1972 to squadron leader on 1 July 1979 and to wing commander on 1 July 1985. In 1986 he attended the Royal Naval Staff College and then later that year went on to command the Nimrod Operational Conversion Unit. Promoted to group captain in 1990, he became officer commanding RAF Kinloss.

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